GREEN PARROTS FINALLY

Do you remember a few months ago when I wrote an article about the very little wildlife in Nerja.Well, I have to kind of reconsider and I am very glad and thankful for that ! It all started last year when I drove past a few palm trees and I can swear I saw one green parrot flying into it.Since no one else in the car noticed it (except Rose who will back me up even if I said there was a red elephant in the middle of the street), and because weeks went by without seeing one ever again, I even started to doubt what I had seen.

But this year, taking a walk to the balcon de Europa almost every morning, there was no possible mistake.I saw those green parrots again many times although often just for a minute and very few of them (2 or 3).

In June I remember organising myself to try and shoot them and none were to be seen that day.Well, for a week or so now things have really changed ! There are many more (perhaps 15) and they feed on the dates in the palm trees.So they stay and they are even building nests !

And they make my day.I was lucky enough to have the 70-200mm mounted on my camera this morning and I grabbed a couple of shots (none are good I know) but I so much wanted to publish them cute lil animals that I won’t wait !